Volume 2, Issue 17: 5-27-05 to 6-2-05

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 17: 5-27-05 to 6-2-05


Youth Prison News
Standing Between the Lockup and a Diploma (Los Angeles)
(Los Angeles Times, 5-30-05)

Overhaul of youth prisons outlined
(San Jose Mercury News, 5-28-05)


Sentencing News
Court Backs Sentencing Reviews
(Los Angeles Times, 6-2-05)

Sentencing judges to decide on cutting terms
(San Francisco Chronicle, 6-2-05)


Adult Jail/Prison News
Overseer sought for inmates' health care
(San Francisco Chronicle, 6-1-05)

State, guards dispute union hours
(Sacramento Bee, 6-1-05)

Prison protest targets Fresno, 3 other cities
(Fresno Bee, 5-31-05)

Inmate worker program faces test
(Sacramento Bee, 5-30-05)

Care for Mentally Ill Inmates Scrutinized
(Los Angeles Times, 5-29-05)

Scientologists Reach Behind Bars
(Los Angeles Times, 5-29-05)

Is death row in Folsom's future?
(Sacramento Bee, 5-29-05)

State prison system going cold turkey
(Inland Daily Bulletin, 5-26-05)


Reentry News
Sex-offender database falls short (Riverside)
(Riverside Press-Enterprise, 5-31-05)

Plan would limit ex-cons' ownership of certain dogs (Contra Costa County)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5-27-05)